Culture / Small Business
Monocolumn
Monday 15 April
On the record
Now in its seventh year, Record Store Day is an enjoyable reminder of the special eccentricities only found in real stores.
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Business / Transport
Track record
Switzerland’s reputation for being the most efficient country in the world is not undeserved: SBB, the state-controlled railways, has a 96 per cent punctuality rate and slick service.
Edits / Music
Just for the record
In 1997, four former DJs and vinyl enthusiasts managed to get hold of a record pressing machine. Today, small independent studios and big record companies alike are queueing up for Vinylium’s services.
Business / Architecture
Track record
On 14 November the first Eurostar train should pull out from the new €1.15bn St Pancras International station headed for Paris. The station has come a long way since the 19th century when it was opened to receive ale del…
Edits / Music
Hit the decks
Toss the MP3 player and turn your living room into a sonorific salon with the following hardware.
Culture / Newspapers
Shop Front
Tünel newsstand in Istanbul and Pet Sounds in Stockholm.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 11 March
The fight to keep a record of the past
Young democracies of the Soviet Union are still grappling with the ruinous legacy of four decades of Communist rule.
Culture / Publishing
Culture briefing
Books, films and music to make a date for.
Culture / Music
Beats working
Title's good deeds, Sydney.
Culture / Media
Calm down, dear
Slow media might sound like a contradiction in terms but here we celebrate three media companies playing the long game, sticking to their guns and using their individuality to their advantage.
Culture / Music
Make some noise
In 2000 Hector Mijangos founded a clothing range for DJs that led to his branded parties and then the foundation of Noiselab Records. Signing local and international bands, his label has changed Mexico’s music scene.
Culture / Media
Media Briefing
A new look for an old newspaper brings some cheer to the Balkans.
Culture / Arts
Culture briefing
The books, records and cultural highlights you need this month.
Affairs / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Thursday 14 January
A strong sense of hummus
Forget military threats and terrorist attacks, Lebanese and Israelis have a new battle on their plates: hummus. The latest episode took place last Friday.
Culture / Media
Media Briefing
The latest in newspapers, record shops and book publishing.
Culture / Music
And an Other thing
Other Music, New York.
Culture / Music
Monocolumn
Thursday 27 December
Five albums to listen to over the holidays
A collection of some of the year’s best records you might have missed, seasonal selections and new sounds to bring in the New Year.
Edits / Neighbourhood Business
Inner North Portland
Long overshadowed by Seattle and San Francisco, Oregon’s largest city has achieved its own renown for an outdoors lifestyle, environmental emphasis and clichéd-but-real mania for coffee, beer, food and wine. North Portland…